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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS 

Implementation of various projects aimed to promote the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge and education in the science of physics, pure and applied.Communicating importance of physics to all audiences, increasing awareness of and participation in physics.Maintaining and increasing membership.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12


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Established: 38 years

www.iop.org

governance@iop.org

+44 (0)2074704800

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£74,883£76,855£-1,972£79£79,630£76,51811.95821,130
31/12/21£78,795£76,949£1,846£81£83,680£80,13912.55751,634
31/12/20£76,690£66,840£9,850£64£67,110£63,80711.55851,620
31/12/19£74,595£68,272£6,323£71£64,563£61,20810.85531,459
31/12/18£72,305£65,018£7,287£134£56,077£53,2349.85561,500
31/12/17£23,348£17,319£6,029£173£41,891£41,05728.45250
31/12/16£67,448£63,004£4,444£63£23,728£23,0134.45420
31/12/15£56,861£53,817£3,044£217£29,940£29,2246.55240
31/12/14£55,040£51,670£3,370£527£27,519£26,7466.24610
31/12/13£63,053£52,581£10,472£1,523£37,514£36,9278.44560
31/12/12£53,149£51,174£1,975£1,712£19,844£19,1124.54510
31/12/11£49,497£47,283£2,214£1,436£18,625£17,7194.54140
31/12/10£47,281£44,658£2,623£1,392£15,980£15,1124.14010
31/12/09£45,059£44,822£237£1,762£11,892£11,31234090
31/12/08£6,238£14,902£-8,665£1,366£16,805£15,98212.93800
31/12/07£5,891£14,406£-8,515£1,213£28,024£27,34122.83580
31/12/06£5,141£13,386£-8,244£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,872£10,503£-7,631£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,912£7,530£-5,618£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £450,000-£500,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 59%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 11.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 582 employees
  • 1,130 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 29/01/2018
A New Home for the Institute of Physics
Greater London Authority - Grant to The Institute of Physics
£50,180 21/03/2016
London Schools Excellence Legacy Fund - Subject Knowledge Hub
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - IOP for Africa - South Africa
£10,000 04/03/2014
To support the development of practical teaching of physics in South Africa

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/1986, number: 293851
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

37 Caledonian Road
LONDON
N1 9BU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF A KNOWLEDGE OF AND EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICS, PURE AND APPLIED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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